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27 Mar 2024

abrdn Property Income and Custodian merger off

The proposed and recommended merger of abrdn Property Income Trust (API) and Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) is off after not receiving enough support from shareholders. Just over 60% of votes cast were in favour of the merger, below the 75% threshold to sanction the deal. The API board will now take steps to implement […]

27 Mar 2024

Sirius Real Estate expands UK portfolio with £48.25m acquisition

Sirius Real Estate has acquired Vantage Point Business Village, a multi-let business park in Gloucestershire, for £48.25m (€56.4m), representing a net initial yield at acquisition of 10.2%. The acquisition was made using the proceeds of the company’s £147m capital raise in November 2023. The company has bought four assets so far this year, following the […]

27 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 March 2024 – LABS, ASLI

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 March 2024: Life Science REIT (LABS) has leased 7,497 sq ft of space at the Innovation Quarter at Oxford Technology Park to Coldquanta UK Limited, which is part of Infleqtion, a global quantum technology company. The lease will complete once the laboratory fitout works are complete. ColdQuanta will pay an […]

26 Mar 2024

Life Science REIT cuts dividend

Life Science REIT has rebased its dividend as the macroeconomic environment remains challenging. The company paid a dividend of 4p in 2022 – its first full year, but has reduced this to 2p for 2023. The company said: “With macroeconomic uncertainty continuing and interest rates now expected to remain elevated for some time, the board […]

26 Mar 2024

Regional REIT fighting fires after challenging 2023

Regional REIT reported a particularly difficult 2023 with several headwinds contributing to a 23.3% drop in net asset value (NAV) to 56.4p per share. The office landlord’s portfolio valuation fell 9.3% on a like-for-like basis to £700.7m, as high interest rates impacted on the portfolio yield. Rent roll for the year was also down, from […]

25 Mar 2024

Impact Healthcare REIT buoyed by strong rental growth

Impact Healthcare REIT reported net asset value (NAV) uplift of 4.7% to 115.38p per share in annual results to 31 December 2023. The care home landlord’s portfolio grew in value by 4.1% over the year helped by strong rental growth. With a net increase of five homes taking the total portfolio to 140 properties and […]

25 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2024 – BOOK, SBO, HLCL, GSF, AERI

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2024: Literacy Capital (BOOK) has announced a new investment in the Live Business Group, a leading international entertainment supplier to the travel, tourism and leisure industry. BOOK has taken what it describes as a significant minority stake in the London-based firm, with the actual terms being undisclosed. BOOK’s investment […]

22 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s weekly news show 22nd March 2024

Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • abrdn Property Income (0:34) • Hipgnosis (3:24) • Scottish Mortgage (5:18) • Witan (8:32) In today’s show, James discussed the merits of the bid for abrdn […]

22 Mar 2024

Supermarket Income REIT’s adviser moves to protect itself from takeover

Supermarket Income REIT’s manager has made amendments to its investment advisory agreement to protect itself in the event of a takeover. In the event of a takeover, delisting or liquidation, Atrato Capital would be paid fees that would have been due over the existing rolling two-year written notice period. We have not heard any rumours […]

21 Mar 2024

Terms of Tritax Big Box and UK Commercial merger agreed

The Boards of Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) and UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger. Under the terms, each UKCM shareholder will be entitled to receive 0.444 new BBOX shares for each UKCM share. The exchange ratio is on an EPRA NTA for EPRA NTA […]

21 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 March 2024 – GIF, HEIT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 March 2024: Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) is holding its regular 100% tender offer. Shareholders holding shares at the close of markets on 26 March have until 1pm on 11 April to say if they want to tender their shares. Provided that the fund won’t shrink too much (less than 38m […]

20 Mar 2024

Urban Logistics REIT pulls out of merger talks

Urban Logistics REIT has announced that it will not proceed with an offer for abrdn Property Income Trust. The company had made a merger proposal to the company’s board in February, rivalling a merger bid by Custodian Property Income REIT, and in March set out the terms of an alternative proposal that would see it […]

20 Mar 2024

abrdn Property Income sells duo of assets at book value – casting doubt on merger

abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has sold two assets for a combined £16.55m, reflecting a very slight discount of 0.3% to their 31 December 2023 valuations. The sales cast doubt on the merits of Custodian Property Income REIT’s (CREI’s) merger proposal, which as it stands values API at a 28.2% discount to NAV. API’s board […]

20 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 March 2024 – VNH, PRSR, SERE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 March 2024: VietNam Holding ( VNH) announced an update for the month of February 2024. VNH’s NAV was up +7.8% in February due to overweights in outperforming sectors, particularly banks, telecoms, retail, and industrials. The growth comes on the back of strong domestic performance in Vietnam with the managers noting […]

19 Mar 2024

Harworth delivers the goods with strong development activity

Property development company Harworth Group posted a 4.4% uplift in EPRA net disposal value (NDV) to 205.1p per share in annual results to 31 December 2023. With dividends, which were up 10% to 1.466p, the company delivered a NAV total return of 5.1% for the year. The increase was driven by the unlocking of development […]

18 Mar 2024

British Land sells stake in 1 Triton Square for £192.5m

British Land has sold a 50% stake in its 1 Triton Square, in London’s Regent’s Place, to Royal London Asset Management Property for £192.5m. This is the building that Meta (Facebook) surrendered its lease on last year, paying British Land £142m in order to walk away from its lease agreement. The combined impact of the […]

18 Mar 2024

Urban Logistics REIT details new proposal for abrdn Property Income

Urban Logistics REIT has outlined details of an alternative proposal for abrdn Property Income Trust (API), that it says provides a better deal for API shareholders than the current Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) bid. The proposal involves the acquisition by Urban Logistics of API’s logistics and retail warehouse assets (portfolio 1 – 66% of […]

15 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s weekly news show 15th March 2024

Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Henderson EuroTrust / Henderson European Focus (0:53) • GCP Asset Backed Income (5:36) • Scottish Mortgage (7:41) • Regional REIT (11:02) This week’s interview was with […]

15 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 March 2024 – DGI9, AJOT, PSDL, HLCL

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 March 2024: Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has announced that its much publicised sale of Verne Global to funds managed by Ardian France SA for up to US$575m (approximately £450m) has completed. The sale price is variable as there is an earn out feature built in that could enhance the price […]

14 Mar 2024

Empiric Student Property delivers strong rental growth

Empiric Student Property has delivered a strong set of results with earnings growth of 17.6% and a net asset value (NAV) uplift of 4.6%. The company’s EPRA earnings per share jumped to 4.0p (from 3.4p) in the year to 31 December 2023, allowing it to increase its dividend by 27% to 3.5p. Revenue was up […]

14 Mar 2024

abrdn Property Income board rejects SHED offer

The board of abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has said it would not recommend the Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) proposed bid or new proposal (see details below) for the company on the current terms, reaffirming its recommendation of the Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) bid. SHED has until the close of play on Friday (15 […]

12 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 March 2024 – RGL, THRL, LAND, GSF

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 March 2024: Regional REIT (RGL) says that it is exploring a possible equity capital raise of around £75m through a rights issue that would be at a material discount to the current share price. The company adds that the rights issue is one of a range of refinancing options it is […]

11 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 March 2024 – SHC, GPE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 March 2024: Shaftesbury Capital (SHC) has completed the acquisition of 25-31 James Street, Covent Garden, London for £75.1m. The properties have a contracted rent of £3.9m and comprise 21,000 sq ft of lettable area, including 12,000 sq ft of retail and 9,000 sq ft of residential and office accommodation. The company says […]

07 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 March 2024 – AEEE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 March 2024: Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (AEET / AEEE) says it didn’t receive any definitive proposal from potential buyers that it believes, at this time, could deliver greater value to shareholders than its ongoing managed run-off of the portfolio. It wants to hold back a cash buffer but plans to […]

06 Mar 2024

CLS Holdings’ results shine light on office sector struggles

CLS Holdings, the office landlord with assets across the UK, France and Germany, has reported a sharp fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in full year results to the end of December 2023, as the office sector continues to struggle with valuation declines. The group’s NTA fell 23.2% to 253.0p from 329.6p at the […]

06 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 06 March 2024 – CVCE, LMP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 March 2024: CVC Income & Growth (CVCE) has announced that 50,000 shares were issued as a result of its March 2024 tender. CVCE currently has 96.6m shares in circulation, 52.7m of which are held in treasury. The merger of LondonMetric Property (LMP) and LXi REIT (LXI) has completed. A total […]

05 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2024 – GABI, AAIF, HOME

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2024: The shareholder consultation exercise that GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) was undertaking in connection with its strategic review is complete. Shareholders have expressed a broad range of views. Expect to see an announcement on the way forward in the week beginning 11 March 2024.That could include selling the […]

01 Mar 2024

QuotedData’s weekly news show 1st March 2024

Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live or on YouTube. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: • HICL Infrastructure (1:10) • Renewables – Bluefield Solar Income (4:48), TRIG (9:46), Greencoat UK Wind (10:31) • Property – SEGRO (11:11), Hammerson (12:14) Andrew McHattie reflected […]

01 Mar 2024

Tritax Big Box REIT doubles down on developments as market improves

Tritax Big Box REIT has said improving market conditions has reinforced its conviction for logistics development projects. In annual results for the period to 31 December 2023, the company said that easing inflation, continuing rental growth, and improving yields on cost make its development programme more attractive. It added that it will continue to sell […]

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